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Bedlam 48 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque St Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacque St Martin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque St Martin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! St Martin has knocked Jackson down with a huge combo! St Martin steps away and waves a wobbly Jackson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Greg Jackson has been cut.
A big right followed by a crushing left from St Martin knocks Jackson out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jacque St Martin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan the tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Desantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). the tank comes to the cage accompanied by ready to fight. The key to victory for Dan the tank has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan the tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tj Desantis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
the tank scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
the tank working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
the tank throws an elbow but Desantis slips to the side and avoids it well.
the tank throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Desantis is trying to control the tank's posture but the tank avoids it.
Desantis parries the strikes from the tank easily there. the tank is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Desantis to escape.
Desantis prevents the tank from improving position.
Desantis is trying to control the tank's posture but the tank avoids it.
Desantis manages to get back to half guard.
Desantis controlling the position well.
the tank missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Desantis trying to hold on to the tank's head to control him but the tank postures up.
Desantis is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desantis blocking the ground and pound attempt from the tank.
The fighters are battling for position here. Desantis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Desantis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. the tank doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. the tank manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
the tank throwing strikes from guard but Desantis blocks nicely.
Desantis pulls the tank in close to his closed guard and prevents the tank from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
the tankis looking to pass into half guard but Desantis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Desantis is in guard.
Desantis gets to his feet. the tank looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Desantis enables the tank to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Desantis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Desantis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Desantis is trying to keep the tank in close.
Desantis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from the tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desantis looking to control.
Desantis has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think the tank should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Desantis has tightened it up now! the tank should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tj Desantis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silent Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Tribianne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Tribianne!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribianne moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
Tribianne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bob with a poor takedown
and Tribianne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bob has Tribianne pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tribianne manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tribianne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bob shoots and misses
and Tribianne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silent Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tribianne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bob lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bob wants a takedown.
Tribianne prevents the takedown attempt.
Tribianne lands a damaging elbow.
Tribianne manages to break the clinch.
Tribianne darts in and clinches Bob up against the cage.
Bob has had enough of the clinch but Tribianne keeps him there for the moment.
Tribianne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tribianne clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tribianne.
Tribianne breaks the clinch.
Tribianne clinches up with Bob and pushes him back against the cage.
Tribianne breaks the clinch.
Bob looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bob looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribianne is looking to escape.
Bob is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tribianne defends it well.
Bob is looking for a kimura but Tribianne is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bob to get the leverage.
Bob is looking for a kimura here.
Bob is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tribianne has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob is working for a kimura but Tribianne is defending it quite comfortably.
Bob looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tribianne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bob is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tribianne is just riding it out for now. Bob eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bob is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tribianne has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bob is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Tribianne is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Silent Bob!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Labayen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozzie Pinnochet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ozzie Pinnochet has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlo Labayen's chin.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlo Labayen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ozzie Pinnochet!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labayen slips under a jab.
Carlo Labayen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinnochet uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Labayen has time to react.
Pinnochet throws a good cross that connects.
Labayen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Labayen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pinnochet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Carlo Labayen has been cut.
A lazy left from Labayen finds it's target.
It looks like Ozzie Pinnochet has been cut.
Labayen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Labayen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinnochet counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinnochet pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Labayen back to the cage. Pinnochet follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Labayen is rocked!
Pinnochet scores with a three punch combo!
Pinnochet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pinnochet.
Pinnochet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Labayen misses with a hook to the body
and Pinnochet counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labayen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinnochet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Labayen shoots for a takedown but Pinnochet saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pinnochet lands with a shot to the body.
Labayen is breathing heavily.
Labayen throws a sloppy body shot
and Pinnochet counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pinnochet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Labayen momentarily.
Pinnochet throws a left and a right that both miss
and Labayen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Labayen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pinnochet counters with a nice uppercut.
Ozzie Pinnochet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinnochet swinging wildly here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pinnochet.
Labayen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pinnochet is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pinnochet smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinnochet lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Labayen backs up against the cage.
Oooooh!!! Pinnochet has knocked Labayen down with a huge combo! Pinnochet steps away and waves a wobbly Labayen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Labayen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Pinnochet does no damage.
Pinnochet lands a big uppercut and Labayen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Labayen looks OK. Pinnochet waves Labayen back to his feet!
Pinnochet steps in with a hook that catches Labayen right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Pinnochet follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Labayen looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ozzie Pinnochet!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villar has chosen Kamao as his entrance music. Chris Bryant could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Angelo Villar's chin.
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195 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Villar!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Villar's calf.
Bryant slips a straight right by Villar.
Villar looks to land a left hand but Bryant moved out of range nicely.
Villar shoots in for a takedown but Bryant shows good takedown defense.
Villar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bryant counters with a head kick that drops Villar to the mat! Villar scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Villar is rocked!
Angelo Villar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant doesn't manage to clinch there - Villar circles away.
Villar is still on wobbly legs! Can Bryant finish him?
Villar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bryant counters with a hugh head kick that removes Villar from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chris Bryant!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson comes to the cage accompanied by Lambda Lambda Lambda Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dudley Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Carter!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson shoots and misses
and Carter counters with a single leg into guard. Dawson didn't expect that.
Dawson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dawson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carter on the ground.
Dawson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dawson is keeping the position for now.
Dawson keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter pushes down on Dawson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is trying to work for a kimura but Dawson is defending well.
Carter wants to pass to mount but Dawson is defending the position.
Carter is trying to control. Dawson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carter is looking for a kimura but Dawson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carter to get the leverage.
Dawson actively working from the bottom here.
Dawson is not content to let Carter control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carter trying to work for an americana but Dawson has managed to regain full guard.
Carter advances to half guard.
Dawson is not content to let Carter control the position.
Dawson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dawson wants to get back to full guard.
Dawson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to work for a kimura but Dawson is defending well.
Carter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dawson defends it well.
Carter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carter is keen to just control but Dawson is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter is thwarting Dawson's attempts to control the position.
Carter wants to stand but Dawson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Dawson tries to kick Carter off but Carter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dawson wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.
Dawson gets full guard.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Carter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dudley Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Dawson tries to sprawl but Carter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Carter seems to be working for a kimura but Dawson defends the submission attempt.
Carter is working for a submission of some sort.
Carter is trying to control the action in half guard but Dawson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carter is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dawson wants to control but Carter is keeping busy.
Carter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dawson sees it coming and defends easily.
Dawson moves into full guard.
Dawson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Carter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carter trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter slips nicely into half guard.
Dawson won't allow Carter to pass to mount.
Dawson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dawson is defending against the submission attempts here by Carter.
Dawson actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dawson is staying active underneath Carter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carter is working for a kimura but Dawson is defending it quite comfortably.
Carter is keen to just control but Dawson is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dawson closes the distance and clinches up with Carter, looking for a takedown. Dawson pushes Carter against the cage but Carter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dawson shoots and misses
so Carter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dawson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dawson working for a triangle but Carter defends it easily.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawson looking for subs off his back but Carter has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dawson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rick Carter!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Logan Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes to the cage accompanied by 115. Logan Armstrong looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Armstrong looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Schultz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Armstrong is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schultz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Schultz moves to take his opponent's back.
Armstrong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schultz on the ground.
Schultz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Schultz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Schultz is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Armstrong has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Schultz has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Armstrong taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Schultz doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mikey Schultz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Gromowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Ritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Ritch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Gromowski's chin.
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Gromowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Ritch!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gromowski lands a jab to the nose.
Ritch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gromowski.
Gromowski moves out of range as Ritch strikes.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gromowski enables Ritch to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gromowski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ritch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ritch throws a big right hand that misses.
Ritch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ritch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ritch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gromowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ritch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gromowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ritch on the ground.
Gromowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ritch manages to get himself to full guard.
Ritch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gromowski defends it easily.
Gromowski trying to control but Ritch is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gromowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ritch is keeping the position for now.
Gromowski trying to control but Ritch is working from the bottom.
Ritch doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ritch is trying to keep Gromowski in close.
Ritch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ritch looks to land a strike but Gromowski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ritch won't allow Gromowski to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ritch throwing strikes from guard but Gromowski blocks nicely.
Gromowski keeping full guard, as Ritch tries to pass.
Ritch drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gromowski dives on top into guard.
Gromowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gromowski is sitting in close to Ritch's body. Ritch has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Gromowski is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Gromowski is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ritch.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jeremy Ritch!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Areli Durga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durga comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - Voodoo. The key to victory for Areli Durga has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Areli Durga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Reed!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durga clinches up with Reed and pushes him back against the cage.
Reed wants a takedown but no success here.
Reed misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Durga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Durga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Matt Reed has been cut.
Durga blocks a body shot from Reed.
Durga lands a knee to the body.
Reed struggles to land a body shot inside as Durga controls his hands.
Durga landing knees to the head.
Reed is working for takedown but Durga is calmly controlling the position for now.
Durga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reed is rocked!
Durga has Reed pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Reed is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Durga - that's hurt Reed badly! Oh, another knee lands and Reed is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Reed doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Areli Durga!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kustaa Pohjanala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Vasilevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pohjanala comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hard as a Rock. Leonid Vasilevsky struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kustaa Pohjanala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonid Vasilevsky!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilevsky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vasilevsky tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Vasilevsky is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pohjanala has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pohjanala wants to control but Vasilevsky postures up.
Vasilevsky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vasilevsky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pohjanala is not content to let Vasilevsky control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala tries to buck Vasilevsky off but Vasilevsky is having none of it.
Vasilevsky postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pohjanala defending against the ground and pound.
Vasilevsky wants to take a breather but Pohjanala manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Vasilevsky.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasilevsky throws a strike but Pohjanala rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pohjanala thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pohjanala drops back looking for a leg! Vasilevsky is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vasilevsky manages to kick Pohjanala off! Pohjanala jumps back into Vasilevsky's guard.
Pohjanala gets to his feet. Vasilevsky looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Vasilevsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vasilevsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vasilevsky thows a huge punch but Pohjanala dodges it nicely.
Pohjanala tries to roll over but Vasilevsky keeps him under control.
Vasilevsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilevsky is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vasilevsky wants to work for an arm triangle but Pohjanala is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vasilevsky looks gassed!
Pohjanala wants to control but Vasilevsky is keeping busy.
Vasilevsky is looking for a kimura but Pohjanala is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vasilevsky to get the leverage.
Vasilevsky looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vasilevsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vasilevsky trying to control the action but Pohjanala is working from the bottom.
Pohjanala tries to roll over but Vasilevsky keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pohjanala is looking to control Vasilevsky's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pohjanala avoid being mounted?
Vasilevsky is just content to waste time from the top position. Pohjanala takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vasilevsky wants to control from the top but Pohjanala keeps moving.
Pohjanala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pohjanala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Vasilevsky dominated that round.
That's time! Pohjanala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pohjanala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasilevsky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vasilevsky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pohjanala catches Vasilevsky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vasilevsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasilevsky swings widly with a right hand
and Pohjanala counters with an inside leg kick.
Pohjanala punishes Vasilevsky's body with a nice straight punch.
Pohjanala lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pohjanala misses with a body shot.
Pohjanala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pohjanala is looking to wear down Vasilevsky with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vasilevsky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vasilevsky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pohjanala's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vasilevsky under the eye.
Vasilevsky slips under a jab.
Vasilevsky ducks under a wild hook from Pohjanala.
Vasilevsky is breathing heavily.
Pohjanala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pohjanala cracks a nice hook into Vasilevsky's ribs.
Pohjanala scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasilevsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pohjanala lands a head kick. Vasilevsky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pohjanala.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pohjanala darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vasilevsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasilevsky avoids the body shot from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vasilevsky. That did some damage!
Pohjanala is looking to land body kicks.
Pohjanala thows a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vasilevsky.
Leonid Vasilevsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pohjanala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pohjanala is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vasilevsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pohjanala has Vasilevsky pressed against the cage.
Pohjanala working Vasilevsky over with knees to the body.
Pohjanala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vasilevsky is keeping busy.
Pohjanala gets underhooks to prevent Vasilevsky's takedown attempt.
Kustaa Pohjanala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Vasilevsky.
Pohjanala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pohjanala lands a good knee to the midsection. Vasilevsky won't want to take too many of those.
Pohjanala lands a nice elbow.
Pohjanala lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilevsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pohjanala.
Vasilevsky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vasilevsky tries for a takedown but Pohjanala manages to get underhooks.
Pohjanala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vasilevsky avoiding damage as Pohjanala throws knees to the body.
Vasilevsky is leaning against Pohjanala and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vasilevsky is trying to drag Pohjanala to the mat but Pohjanala just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pohjanala lands an elbow just above Vasilevsky 's eye.
Pohjanala misses with a knee strike.
Pohjanala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vasilevsky looking for a takedown.
A short right from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vasilevsky's face.
Pohjanala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vasilevsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vasilevsky gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pohjanala controls Vasilevsky momentarily but Vasilevsky frees himself.
Vasilevsky cracks Pohjanala with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala is trying to control the position but Vasilevsky postures up.
Pohjanala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vasilevsky is one step ahead there.
Vasilevsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Pohjanala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pohjanala is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vasilevsky defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vasilevsky throws a strike but Pohjanala rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pohjanala has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vasilevsky working a defensive guard here.
Pohjanala is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vasilevsky keeping moving, preventing Pohjanala from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pohjanala preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kustaa Pohjanala dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vasilevsky.
Vasilevsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vasilevsky's head.
Pohjanala throws a push kick but Vasilevsky slaps the foot to one side.
Vasilevsky tries for a takedown but Pohjanala sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vasilevsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pohjanala clinches up against the cage.
Pohjanala has Vasilevsky pushed against the cage.
Pohjanala successfully pulls guard.
Vasilevsky postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pohjanala is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vasilevsky, into his guard.
Pohjanala throwing strikes but missing.
Vasilevsky had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pohjanala defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pohjanala is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pohjanala thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pohjanala drops back looking for a leg! Vasilevsky is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vasilevsky manages to kick Pohjanala off! Pohjanala jumps back into Vasilevsky's guard.
Vasilevsky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pohjanala can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vasilevsky working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pohjanala doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pohjanala manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasilevsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasilevsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Vasilevsky, not yet.
Vasilevsky working for a triangle but Pohjanala defends it easily.
Pohjanala is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vasilevsky trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Vasilevsky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pohjanala defends well.
Pohjanala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vasilevsky's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilevsky has his foot on Pohjanala's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pohjanala works his way back into a safe position though.
Pohjanala wants to control from the top but Vasilevsky keeps moving.
Pohjanala is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vasilevsky is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pohjanala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pohjanala decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vasilevsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kustaa Pohjanala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Vasilevsky.
Pohjanala throws a head kick that Vasilevsky semi-blocks.
Pohjanala lands with a nice body punch.
Pohjanala thuds a left hand into Vasilevsky's body.
Pohjanala looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasilevsky is just out of range.
Pohjanala throws a body punch but Vasilevsky moves out of range.
Vasilevsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pohjanala throws a lazy right hand but Vasilevsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilevsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pohjanala manages to avoid it.
Pohjanala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vasilevsky throws a sloppy head kick and Pohjanala moves out of range easily.
Pohjanala stuffs the takedown.
Vasilevsky shoots in looking for a takedown but Pohjanala manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vasilevsky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice shot by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Pohjanala misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pohjanala slaps away a takedown attempt from Vasilevsky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vasilevsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pohjanala counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pohjanala keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vasilevsky throws a low kick but Pohjanala avoids it.
Pohjanala punishes Vasilevsky's body with a nice straight punch.
Pohjanala misses with a head kick.
Vasilevsky fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pohjanala sprawls well initially but Vasilevsky persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vasilevsky is looking to stall here but Pohjanala recovers full guard.
Pohjanala is trying to control the position but Vasilevsky postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kustaa Pohjanala showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pohjanala has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Kustaa Pohjanala!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Kustaa Pohjanala!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Kustaa Pohjanala!
Kustaa Pohjanala wins by unanimous decision!
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